Mental health patients forced to travel ‘hundreds of kilometres’ for treatment, despite government pledge
Lack of local mental health beds leads to patients from the Birmingham and Solihull Mental…
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Reforms to the Mental Health Act announced
A “landmark” reform to mental health laws was announced last week, with aims to tackle…
Meet the Birmingham artist living with “man on fire” syndrome
A Birmingham artist is on a mission – to teach people about her invisible illness.…
Midlands leads the number of vaccines administered in England
Photo by Lisa Ferdinando With almost half a million vaccines administered, the Midlands are the…
WATCH: BE Talks – Black Country Blokes chat about mental health podcast
Five guys from the West Midlands are aiming to get men talking about their mental…
Birmingham supermarket to offer in-store COVID-19 vaccinations
Credit: Nipotan via Flickr A Birmingham supermarket will be the first in the country to…
“There is a real risk that many are continuing to attend early years settings while infected with the virus.” – Early Years Alliance CEO on keeping settings open
By VANESSA FILLIS AND GEORGE WILLOUGHBY Credit: BBC Creative on Unsplash Attendance in early years…
COVID: Birmingham conducting fewer lateral flow tests than national average
Walk-in lateral flow tests are being provided at the Utilita Arena (formerly the NIA). Photo…
New Covid-19 cases in Birmingham more than doubled since Christmas
Photo by Jakayla Toney on Unsplash Over 9,000 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in…
Birmingham universities prepare to send students home for Christmas
Universities in Birmingham have laid out their plans ahead of the government’s mission to send…